Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-01

market, - 0 into bankruptcy and finally to
jail with debts of six or eight millions
scattered aboat they must vote the re-
publican ticket next time.
AHEAD Or THE REBEL FLAGS.
campaign issue likely to overshadow
the old rebel flags is likely to arise away
off in New Mexico and Arizona and In
Southern Colorado over the gigantic land
steal known as the Maxwell grant. The
old Spanish grant made before the Mexi-
can war aud when the country was part
of Spain ard later of Mexico, covered
100000 acres. Steve Elkins, Dorsey, ex-
Commissioner of Public Lands Williamson
and few other leaders of the republican
party got possession of the old out-lawed
claim and Williamson made rulings to
suit aud they enlarged it to something
over 100000 acros-in fact it is not
known that it don't cover all of New
Mexico, Arizona and a portion of Colo
rado. Such u. s. senators ano other big
republicans as were necessary were let in,
con the ground iioor,n and the necessary
court decisions were obtained until even
old Gen. Sparks cannot rip it up. 1t
il said Sparks is wild to find weak point
To down the gigantic fraud, but the re-
publican leaders seem to have intrenched
themselves So they cannot be ousted.
Now, tho thousands of homestead settlers
who are on the point of being driven out
by the grand republican land ring, threat,
en- to resist by force. An ugly feeling is
growing up. aud the whole outrage upon
homestead settlers to enrich republican
party leaders is likely to need quite as
much attention in 1883 as the old rebel
flags 1t will not bo SO easy to make
spread eagle speeches ON this question
either as about the rebel flags that eve
captured during the wa.
TaE weary, faInting hopes of good
nany faithful party patriots will revive n
little when they discover i'll big, black
head-letters in their gospel the Sentinel
these words: "Cleveland's Chances of Re
nomination Poor" Effect of the Battle
Flag Ordor ON the Democracy" But
when they read along down through the
Washington letter with these big heads,
at the bottom they will find, j. A. Trues-
dell. 1t was unfortunate for the weary,
faithful party patriots who are looking and
longing for some ray of hope, that the
Sentinel did not omit the name of the
Washington correspondent. True the
heading explained that Cleveland, who it
was conceded two weeks ago would be the
unanimous choice of the democracy, was
knocked out on the rebel flag and palsy
boomerang, and this i'll it, elf made a
cheap looking story and then with j. A.
Truesdell at the end of it was too much.
1t gave the whole thing the appearance of
mookery of the weary party patriots.
1t is sincerely suggested to the Sentinel
that unless it can Down Cleveland with
some more formidable looking weapon
than palsicd rebel flag correspondence
from j. A. Truesdell, that it would be
much wiser and better to tell the faithful
party patriots that the democracy would
certainly renominate Cleveland uuanim-
ously and ut present all the chances are
III favor of his being reelected almost
unanimously. 1t is mean at best to at
tempt to brace up the fainting party
patriots on what is simply silly posi-
tion. Better tell the truth at once.